# Ignition

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## [Alarm on redundancy failover](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-on-redundancy-failover/55045)

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**Author:** [@joe\_carlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joe_carlin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-on-redundancy-failover/55045 "2022-01-14T21:46:03Z")

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Hello all, we have an Ignition 8.1.12 system with redundancy enabled. Failover to the backup server is working fine but we are looking for a way to display on the SCADA HMI that the primary server has failed and the back…

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## [Change position a JPG or PNG image](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-position-a-jpg-or-png-image/54890)

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**Author:** [@xavo1992](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/xavo1992)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-position-a-jpg-or-png-image/54890 "2022-01-14T20:09:15Z")

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Hi, I need yours help. I’m traying in runtime to change the position to a imagen file which is constantly changing, with a variable’s value. The problem is, I can´t find in the property editor the fiel “Position” to con…

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## [Consolidate Query Tags: Gateway Timer + Tag Write or Query Tag with Indexed Expression?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/consolidate-query-tags-gateway-timer-tag-write-or-query-tag-with-indexed-expression/55041)

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**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/consolidate-query-tags-gateway-timer-tag-write-or-query-tag-with-indexed-expression/55041 "2022-01-14T19:48:03Z")

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I’m trying to consolidate several query tags that I’ve found I wrote in somewhat ignorance. Several tags are selecting individual fields from a common db table. My question is, would it be better to run a gateway timer…

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## [Alarm Cache File Not Found](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-cache-file-not-found/55027)

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**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-cache-file-not-found/55027 "2022-01-14T19:32:30Z")

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I have been trying to clear an alarm on a tag that has been deleted but haven’t succeeded yet. I have shut down the gateway and looked for the .alarms file but it’s not in the {InstallDirectory}/data/ folder. Does anyon…

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## [Popup Templates (Perspective)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-templates-perspective/55031)

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**Author:** [@Mitchell\_Lagenour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mitchell_Lagenour)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-templates-perspective/55031 "2022-01-14T18:11:26Z")

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I have been going through and creating Popup templates for components. The goal is when a user clicks on a valve, it will popup a template view that will auto populate the tags in the template. I am going to state the w…

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## [Packet loss / port forwarding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/packet-loss-port-forwarding/55018)

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**Author:** [@SBL\_MC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SBL_MC)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/packet-loss-port-forwarding/55018 "2022-01-14T17:15:32Z")

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Hi All, I have some issues with possible packet loss when launching a new client trough a port forwarded firewall rule. I forward only port 8088, which I believe should be sufficient. After some retries its still possib…

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## [Transaction Group in Inheritable Project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-in-inheritable-project/55036)

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**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-in-inheritable-project/55036 "2022-01-14T16:48:37Z")

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I have an inheritable project where I want to keep shared/global resources for a series of projects that all pertain to a common department. It makes sense to put the transaction groups in this inherited project to make…

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## [Change Alignment of LED Display](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-alignment-of-led-display/54742)

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**Author:** [@Brit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brit)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-alignment-of-led-display/54742 "2022-01-14T16:08:57Z")

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Hi, I’m working on a project in Perspective and I was wondering if there is a way to display an LED Display on the left side of the field instead of the right?

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## [system.net.httpPost format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httppost-format/55029)

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**Author:** [@derick.lawrie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/derick.lawrie)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httppost-format/55029 "2022-01-14T15:55:50Z")

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Having trouble getting a response from our API using the below code, when i run it on my test platform I am recieving a response. I am not sure if it is the formatting of system.net.httpPost or what I am doing wrong, an…

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## [Dataset Parallel writing Collision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-parallel-writing-collision/55017)

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**Author:** [@y.parashchuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/y.parashchuk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-parallel-writing-collision/55017 "2022-01-14T15:51:38Z")

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Is there are a way to update dataset without rewriting it? I have a data set as memory tag. And i have 2 sources which doing updates in it (on change scripts), I want to update specific cell in dataset etc., but if 2 so…

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## [How to change bottom footer color of Alarm Status table (perspective) through CSS file configuration, I could able to change top header colors but not the bottom one?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-bottom-footer-color-of-alarm-status-table-perspective-through-css-file-configuration-i-could-able-to-change-top-header-colors-but-not-the-bottom-one/54960)

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**Author:** [@Sanath\_Hebbar\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanath_Hebbar_P)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-bottom-footer-color-of-alarm-status-table-perspective-through-css-file-configuration-i-could-able-to-change-top-header-colors-but-not-the-bottom-one/54960 "2022-01-14T15:49:28Z")

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## [Write text to a port 11002](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-text-to-a-port-11002/55006)

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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-text-to-a-port-11002/55006 "2022-01-14T15:45:33Z")

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Good morning, I want to write a string to a port (11002) on the same PC my Ignition gateway is installed on. Does Ignition offer any built in functions to accomplish this? Thanks for any info.

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## [Vision Client tags from Gateway Event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-tags-from-gateway-event/55025)

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**Author:** [@niels.casier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/niels.casier)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-tags-from-gateway-event/55025 "2022-01-14T15:08:17Z")

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Hi everybody, I was wondering if it is possible for using Vision Client Tags by a Gateway script. We are getting the session ID’s of all open Clients. Can we couple this to find a Client Tag? Or can this be done in a d…

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## [Ideal method to upload the project to the gateway - which steps to follow?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ideal-method-to-upload-the-project-to-the-gateway-which-steps-to-follow/55020)

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**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ideal-method-to-upload-the-project-to-the-gateway-which-steps-to-follow/55020 "2022-01-14T14:24:56Z")

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Hi I am wondering what is an ideal method to upload major change in the project to the gateway. Could you please check my steps and correct my understanding: 1 Backup old project - this includes whole gateway backup, s…

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## [Tag Browser sometimes shows extra row (or missing row) for dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browser-sometimes-shows-extra-row-or-missing-row-for-dataset/55022)

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**Author:** [@ShaneH](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ShaneH)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-browser-sometimes-shows-extra-row-or-missing-row-for-dataset/55022 "2022-01-14T13:29:49Z")

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Ignition 8.1.13 I have a memory tag with a dataset that’s written by a Gateway timer script. The dataset that is written should always contain 8 rows. However, when I expand the “value” field for the dataset in the …

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## [Vision Client Issue After Upgdare to 8.1.13](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-issue-after-upgdare-to-8-1-13/54990)

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**Author:** [@vasilevdim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vasilevdim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-issue-after-upgdare-to-8-1-13/54990 "2022-01-14T13:19:14Z")

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Hi, guys, After upgrade from 8.0.4 to 8.1.13, the following error pops up after trying to start Vision Client Launcher: Any idea how to sort out that? Regards, D.Vasilev

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## [Navigation with Perspective Tree: onSelect event not firing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-with-perspective-tree-onselect-event-not-firing/55001)

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**Author:** [@Mason\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mason_Taylor)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-with-perspective-tree-onselect-event-not-firing/55001 "2022-01-14T13:05:42Z")

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I am trying to create a tree component that will be used to navigate to different pdfs stored on one of our servers. The goal was that users can expand the topics of interests and then click on a specific page to open th…

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## [Power Chart Export Configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-export-configuration/55007)

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**Author:** [@isabellapitco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/isabellapitco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-chart-export-configuration/55007 "2022-01-14T12:40:22Z")

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Hi all, I wonder if anyone knows how (or if its even possible) to alter the data that can be exported from a powerchart. Our tags store history on change, so the time stamps of those changes are super variable. Instead…

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## [Image browser problem after Ignition update](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-browser-problem-after-ignition-update/5037)

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**Author:** [@skallepalli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/skallepalli)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-browser-problem-after-ignition-update/5037 "2022-01-14T07:42:13Z")

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Dear Inductive Team, Recently we updated Ignition from 7.2.5 version to 7.5.1. Before update, we have taken the Gateway Backup on 7.2.5 and uploaded this into new Ignition 7.5.1. After above update, We are not able …

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## [Error when updating SQL DB table using cell edit in a Power Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-when-updating-sql-db-table-using-cell-edit-in-a-power-table/54998)

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**Author:** [@Kyle.deKock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle.deKock)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-when-updating-sql-db-table-using-cell-edit-in-a-power-table/54998 "2022-01-14T06:44:20Z")

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Hi All, I have a power table that gets populated with all of the data from a table in my SQL Server DB that has cell editing enable so that we can update the data in the database. I have the following script in the OnCe…

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## [Apache Log4J Vulnerability - CVE-2021-44228](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apache-log4j-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228/54050)

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**Author:** [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apache-log4j-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228/54050 "2022-01-13T23:08:55Z")

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On December 9th, 2021, a new vulnerability was reported (CVE-2021-44228) against a common Java logging library, “log4j”. This vulnerability makes affected systems susceptible to having remote attackers be able to run ma…

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## [Alarms triggered during comms loss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-triggered-during-comms-loss/18833)

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**Author:** [@conlonj25](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/conlonj25)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-triggered-during-comms-loss/18833 "2022-01-13T22:14:12Z")

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Hi folks I have a remote outstation linked back to a central scada via a VPN and the central scada dials out sms alarms via an RV50. VPN is a bit shaky, drops out occasionally but always re-establishes itself. Occasi…

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## [Perspective - Zoom effect on image](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-zoom-effect-on-image/37458)

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**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-zoom-effect-on-image/37458 "2022-01-13T22:00:38Z")

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Is there a way to implement a zoom tool in perspective to zoom area of an image ?

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## [Custom property "tags.editing.prop.persistValue" safe to delete?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-property-tags-editing-prop-persistvalue-safe-to-delete/55004)

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**Author:** [@richardNZ15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richardNZ15)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-property-tags-editing-prop-persistvalue-safe-to-delete/55004 "2022-01-13T21:34:21Z")

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Hi there, I have noticed a new custom property has been added to some tags inside a UDT. Is there any harm in deleting this?

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## [Perspective PowerChart hide "Data" section on Pen settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-hide-data-section-on-pen-settings/53445)

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**Author:** [@paul.longtine](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul.longtine)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-powerchart-hide-data-section-on-pen-settings/53445 "2022-01-13T21:17:34Z")

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The PowerChart is awesome, and the component has many valuable features we would like to utilize in our perspective project. However, there is a section exposed in the Pen settings named “Data” that prevents us from util…

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## [Preserve or reimplement column settings in a table data script transform?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/preserve-or-reimplement-column-settings-in-a-table-data-script-transform/54993)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/preserve-or-reimplement-column-settings-in-a-table-data-script-transform/54993 "2022-01-13T19:57:17Z")

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I have a perspective table that is populated with a named query. One column that comes through as an int had the column made to turn it into a progress bar like so which resulted in I wanted to color the backgroun…

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## [How to Select the tag historian data with where clause?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-select-the-tag-historian-data-with-where-clause/42729)

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**Author:** [@Shanmukharao.C](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shanmukharao.C)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-select-the-tag-historian-data-with-where-clause/42729 "2022-01-13T17:50:42Z")

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Hello, how to select the tag historian data with where clause?. i am logging the machine running status bit along with the other tags, i am logging the data by using tag historization method. now i able to fetch the dat…

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## [Classic Chart Not Plotting Single Datapoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/classic-chart-not-plotting-single-datapoint/54104)

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**Author:** [@jmb6259](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmb6259)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/classic-chart-not-plotting-single-datapoint/54104 "2022-01-13T17:02:12Z")

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I have a charting application that is displaying results from hourly quality checks. I have noticed that the vision classic chart is not charting the first quality check of the day. This is when there is only one row i…

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## [Ignition OPC UA Client connection to Ignition OPC UA Server failed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-client-connection-to-ignition-opc-ua-server-failed/54955)

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**Author:** [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-client-connection-to-ignition-opc-ua-server-failed/54955 "2022-01-13T16:59:07Z")

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I just got called for an "Ignition server down." It wasn't down, but may as well have been for production's purposes due to Ignition's OPC UA Client refusing to connect to Ignition's OPC UA Server. Error alternated betw…

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## [Changing the legend in a Bar Chart in Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-legend-in-a-bar-chart-in-vision/54984)

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**Author:** [@dclifton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dclifton)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-legend-in-a-bar-chart-in-vision/54984 "2022-01-13T16:49:22Z")

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Hello, I have a bar chart in Vision that shows historical tag data for multiple tags, however the legend shows the full tag path which is a lot of unnecessary information for the user. How can I edit the text in the leg…

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